Pond Characteristics and Occupancy by Red-Necked Phalaropes in the Mackenzie Delta

• Main Authors: Bree Walpole, Erica Nol, Vicky Johnston
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Key words; shorebird; red-necked phalarope; Phalaropus lobatus; Arctic; Subarctic; Mackenzie Delta; habitat use; ponds; Niglintgak Island; Northwest Territories; Red-necked Phalarope
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.576.6794; http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic61-4-426.pdf

ABSTRACT. Red-necked phalaropes (Phalaropus lobatus) breed in Arctic and Subarctic lowlands throughout the circumpolar region. They are highly reliant on shallow freshwater ponds for social interaction, copulation, and foraging for small aquatic invertebrates. Threats related to warmer continental t...